Published on 7 March 2025
Researchfish funder submission deadline - 13th March 2025
The deadline for Principal Investigators (PI) to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 13th March at 4pm for most major funders including UKRI, CRUK, BHF, NIHR and WT.
Currently, 43% of our awards have been submitted. If the submission is not made on time, the funder may apply sanctions, such as withholding payments or not allowing the PI to apply for further awards. Please encourage PIs to complete their Researchfish submission in good time before the deadline.
Further information about the submission process is available on the Research Office website. Queries can be emailed to rfcam@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Get the most from Worktribe!
Throughout the Transforming Research Support Programme, we have encouraged users to give feedback on Worktribe as this helps improve our guidance and support to you. Based on recent feedback, we have collated the following tips:
- Request a contract: You should submit requests for all new contracts using Worktribe. Instructions are available on the Worktribe Sharepoint site.
- Principal investigators: Check out our dedicated PI resources page, including a training recording. If several people in your department require training, email us at grantmanagementtraining@admin.cam.ac.uk.
- Communicate in Worktribe: Use comments instead of emails to keep everyone informed and provide quick feedback.
- Support and guidance: In Worktribe, help topics can be found in the ‘Help’ tab, while PDF versions are in the 'Document repository’. Guidance and faqs are available on the Using Worktribe Sharepoint site. If you need more step-by-step guidance for a particular topic, please email the training team grantmanagementtraining@admin.cam.ac.uk
- Service desk: Everything you need to know about who to contact for the support you need, can be found on the CRO Service Desk Sharepoint page.
Risks related to collaborations with individuals or institutions from countries with authoritarian governments
The Research Policy, Governance and Integrity team is sharing the third of the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) Trusted Research scenario videos which raises awareness of the risks that authoritarian governments may present, both to academic institutions and to individual academics, when involved in international collaborations.
Trusted Research – Link to Authoritarian Government Scenario
The video touches on data security and data breaches that may result in -
- export control violations
- possible violations under the National Security Act
- risks to national security
It goes on to explain how you can proactively identify and secure technology & data that has dual-use applications or sensitive intellectual property, in order to prevent the loss of information, data and technology.
The Research Office has guidance for export control and sanctions and a briefing paper on the National Security Act (2023). UIS has a range of information security policies.
Other useful resources include -
- The Export Control Joint Unit’s (ECJU) guidance on Export controls applying to academic research and on dual-use items
- The Computer Misuse Act 1990
- The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) guidance on the Data Protection Act 2018
- The Home Office’s guidance on the National Security Act 2023
- The National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Top tips for staying secure online